diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a741f3a6aa7..122c47d4a81 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # See docs/CMake.html for instructions about how to build LLVM with CMake.
 
-project(LLVM)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.8)
+project(LLVM)
 
 # Add path for custom modules
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH